Colorant Chromatics™ Metallic Effect Pre-colored Sulfone Colorants In a strategic partnership, Avient and BASF have collaborated to integrate these metallic-colored grades with Ultrason® high-performance polymers, enhancing both performance and sustainability for global markets. Browse and download our literature to learn more about Avient solutions and services.

Homepage // News Center // APR Recognizes OnColor™ NIR Sortable Colorants from Avient as Preferred for Recyclability CLEVELAND – November 17, 2022 – Avient Corporation today announced its line of near-infrared (NIR) sortable dark colorants was recently recognized by the Association of Plastics Recyclers (APR) under its Meets Preferred Guidance (MPG) program. It is well known that detecting and sorting dark packaging in material recovery facilities is challenging.

Sortable Black Colorants Black plastic can be challenging to detect by infrared sensors during the sorting process resulting in the plastic being directed to waste instead of the relevant recycled polymer stream. We offer near-infrared (NIR) black and dark colorants for polypropylene and polyester that help detect and sort the plastic into the relevant polymer stream. Avient makes no warranties or guarantees respecting suitability of either Avient’s products or the information for your process or end-use application.

The use of PCR material grades from the Borcycle™ M portfolio from Borealis in tandem with specifically developed formulations from the Avient OnColor™ portfolio can help achieve a desired color effect with low levels of colorant addition and good detectability in the sorting process  Plus, the color formulations have been specifically developed for use with PCR without disturbing detectability in the sorting process.  The study also demonstrated that using Borcycle M grades along with Avient’s OnColor™ near-infrared (NIR) detectable colorants can produce a recyclable, neutral black which enables better automatic sorting for recycling.

Avient Resources It permits black and dark polymers to be detected by near infrared (NIR) automatic sorting equipment. Explore Avient's range of high performance colorants and additives solutions 

However, black or dark gray colors can be difficult to be detected by near-infrared (NIR) automatic sorting equipment at recycling facilities. Avient offers colorants that it is detectable by NIR equipment that can help improve recycling streams. Avient can help you digitally predict what colors are possible for the various raw material options. 

Likewise, black polymers are difficult to recycle using automatic sorting equipment, but special colorants can permit black packaging to be detected and recycled. OnColor™ IR Sortable Black - Black colorant that allows black polymers to be detected by near infrared (NIR) sorting equipment, enabling recycling. Copyright © 2021, Avient Corporation.

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Homepage // News Center // Focusing on a Sustainable Future: Avient Joins as bluesign® SYSTEM PARTNER for Dope-Dyeing Fiber Colorants Avient Joins bluesign® SYSTEM for Dope-Dyeing Fiber Colorants. Avient’s Taoyuan site supports customers in Greater China, Japan, South Korea, and Southeast Asia with fiber colorant and additive solutions for apparel, home, and industrial textiles. 

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